As I read everyone's Facebook statuses, I realize there is one area of the midwest where I don't fit in: sports. Sure, there are devout sports fans in NY & VA, but I've never met so many people (men, women, kids, seniors) who know the names of every player and attend tons of games. If any of you follow sports at all, you'll know it has been a big week in Minneapolis. To be honest if I didn't live here, I probably wouldn't know what happened, so for all of you out there like me, here's the recap. Brett Farve who used to play for the Packers, now plays for the Vikings. The big rivals played against each other and the Vikings won which means Farve has beat every NFL team as a quarterback. Then tonight the Twins made it into the playoffs so they are off to NY to play the Yankees. It was their last game in the Metrodome because the new Twins stadium opens next year.
So with all of this going on I kind of feel like the person who doesn't like fireworks on the 4th of July. Jackie Lee said earlier this year that my middle name is anti-sports. In my defense I can name pretty much the entire 1992 women's gymnastics team with you a play by play of Kim Zemeskl falling off the beam. Also, I did watch Michael Phelps in the summer Olympics. In terms of the mainstream sports, I can follow along with baseball and basketball because I know all the rules, but football? I have never sat through an entire game, even though Chris has tried to explain it to me. I do watch the superbowl commercials but then read a book during the game. And I did go to a Homecoming high school game, but I was in the parade and didn't stay for the game.
I don't know that sports and home teams will ever excite me...unless of course, Penelope plays softball or something. Then, you bet, I'll be all decked out in the colors and attend every game. Until then, I guess I'll stay Laura Anti-Sports Strand. If you ever need a musical/ballet/literature person on your trivia team to round out all the sports knowledge, give me a call.
6 comments:
ha ha I totally had to laugh when you mentioned Kim Zmeskal! I'm right there with ya! I totally was in admiration of her, and Shannon Miller, and Dominique Dawes. And I totally remember that Kim Zmeskal had the most muscular thighs I've ever seen. ha ha anyway - that was a good flashback. And don't feel bad about sports. Half the time we go to games I'm like "what does that mean? Why did they do that? Why are people cheering - wasn't that bad?" ha ha oh well.
My middle name is "NotAthletic"!
Give me a book or a trip to the ballet over a football game any day!
Loved this post! :)
Hmmm...you forgot to mention that the Wild won last night too, lol.
Oh, Laura. I used to live in the urban South where there was enough variety in recreational outlets to avoid most sports-related coverage or conversation. Now I live in the rural South, where there is nothing but football. Except for maybe a soccer team somebody tried to start once ("Soccer, huh? Fairies. Boys need to play a real man's sport!") And of course, since women "can't" play football, it is a continuation of the roles that created football in the first place: women cook food and run to the store for beer and ice while men play or watch players.
I will derive comfort from seeing your face with as blank a stare as mine when football becomes the topic of conversation. Thanks!
Since you don't watch the game, do you want to babysit Elliot and Libbi this year during the Superbowl? =)
Amen.......I feel the SAME way. I just don't get all the hype. And I never will.
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